Opinion / The cost of our obsession with meritocracy
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As AI cheating grows, US universities lose faith in detectors
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Technology
Comilla University seeks stronger security measures after Oprotim’s killing
5 October 2026
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Who are the Chhatra Dal leaders identified in Rajshahi University attack footage?
5 October 2026
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Campus
Video shows those behind attack on RU journalists and students, yet case names no suspects
5 October 2026
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Campus
Teachers’ Day / To the teachers who build us
5 October 2026
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Campus
Protests at Rajshahi University over attack on journalists
5 October 2026
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Campus
JCD forms probe body over attack on journalists, students at RU
5 October 2026
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Campus
Echoing the need for curriculum modernisation and more opportunities
"The demand should be centred around asking for an improved education system."
8 September 2025
DU celebrates Korean Cultural Day 2025
Dhaka University (DU) celebrated Korean Cultural Day 2025 on August 17.
8 September 2025
BUET students secure second prize at ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition 2025
A team of four students from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has secured the 2nd prize at the ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition 2025 in the Science, Technology, and Engineering track on Energy Transition and Youth Dialogue.
8 September 2025
Ducsu, hall polls tomorrow: 471 candidates vying for 28 posts
39,773 voters to cast a total of 41 votes each
8 September 2025
Ducsu aspirants make last-minute push for votes
The environment at Dhaka University campus was festive yesterday -- the last day of campaigning for the Ducsu election to be held tomorrow, after a six-year hiatus.
7 September 2025
Two Bangladeshi teams compete at ICPC 2025 World Finals
Two Bangladeshi teams, BRACU Crows from BRAC University and SUST Fanatics from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, represented the country at the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) 2025 World Finals. The event was held from August 31 to September 5, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted by ADA University.
7 September 2025
BU students on hunger strike for 3-point demand
Seven students of Barishal University (BU) have staged a hunger strike to press home their three-point demand, including infrastructural development of the campus.
5 September 2025
DUCSU elections: How are students feeling about it?
The Dhaka University Central Students' Union, more commonly known as the DUCSU, is holding elections after six long years. But arguably, a fair election has not been held since the 1990s. The last DUCSU election, held in 2019 under the Awami League government, was marred by controversies and ele
4 September 2025
The meaning and importance of ikigai for young adults
Finding ikigai in the chaos of growing up.
4 September 2025
What are we losing sight of when we confide in AI?
Can AI replace real human connection?
4 September 2025
Founders vs generational presidents: How nonprofit organisations deal with the transition
Do the new leaders (often called “generational presidents”) really see the same vision as the founder?
4 September 2025
Why most DU students remain unaware of library resources worth crores
Every year, more than 6000 students enrol at DU, but how many of them know about the orientation programme offered by the DU Central Library, designed to give them access to hundreds of thousands of articles, books and journals from some of the world's leading publishers?
4 September 2025
Bridging the divide: Creating an integrated ecosystem for Bangladeshi universities
Breaking the “invisible wall” in higher education in Bangladesh.
4 September 2025
IUB faculty member develops novel method to prevent fungal infection in mushroom cultivation
Dr Khandakar from IUB has developed an innovative method to prevent fungal infections.
3 September 2025
NSU VC calls for redefining global leadership in social business at a conference in Bangkok
NSU VC addressed the conference as a Keynote Speaker.
3 September 2025
Graduating ISD class secures USD 2.9 million in college scholarships
Graduating class of ISD secures almost three million USD in scholarships to international universities.
3 September 2025
SC ends uncertainty, polls to be held as scheduled
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for holding the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election on September 9 as per schedule.
3 September 2025
Manifestos expose issues unresolved at DU for years
The manifestos of the panels contesting the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections lay bare how the university is still mired in long-unresolved problems even after more than a century of its founding.
3 September 2025
Forming ‘opposition union’ will make Ducsu work better
If elected, Mahin Sarkar, general secretary candidate of the independent panel “DU First” in the upcoming Ducsu elections, has pledged to form a shadow opposition union with defeated candidates, which may serve as a pressure group to make the student body more effective.
3 September 2025
Will base academic reforms on the ideals of ’71 and ’24
If elected vice-president in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election, Nayem Hasan has pledged to focus on academic reform grounded in the spirit of 1971 and 2024.
3 September 2025